Springfield College - Massasoit Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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THE MASSASOIT 1911 2 1 “Alone, alone, all all alone, Alone on a wide,ivide sea.’’ 4 G. B. Affleck, B.A., B.P.E. Prof. Affleck is one of the singular members of the faculty, loves nature and dispenses bibli- ograj)hy. “No wedding bells for me,” he would say; he would rather ])addle his own canoe. He loves nature. First, “Because nature inspires one.” Point “one” under this heading, “Nature ins])ircs one because She is beautiful.” “Second” general topic, “Nature is loved because she is simple.” Point “one” under this second general head, “Nature is sim])le because she is natural.” The third general characteristic of Prof. x ffleck is that he dis])cnscs bibliogra]jhy. At one sitting of a class he forced u])on them 34,(152 references on the subject of bath- ing. Aside from these qualiheations this member of the faculty is pojjular with those who have an opportunity of spending a few minutes with him. “U’e’ll take some bibliography’’

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20 THE MASSASOIT 1911 F. S. Hyde, B.A., B.D. Prof. Hyde has three funetions, viz. : cramming history into the Preps, boosting the musically in- clined students and delivering chai)cl talks “a la improm])tu. In each of these roles he plays a witty part aside from the intelligence which he may impart. Humor characterizes his every move; yet there is always a time when the professor’s wisdom is poured out uj)on the students. To the Prc])S he is es])ccially ])rofusc in his dealing out of daily lessons; in history a dose of seventy-six pages is customary. To the musically fit, Prof. Hyde is a favorite. Hut it is when subjecting the chaitel exercises to an un])remedilated talk that he comes most clearly into the calcium light. Here he not only amuses but resurrects from his fertile attic scrajts of wisdom and sound reasoning. Prof. Hyde can well be termed the best “fellow” on the faculty and fills a need at T. vS. “ A-a-a it seems to me — ” “ .d little nonsense tioiv a hl then Is relished by the udsest men.”

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22 THE MASSASOIT « 1911 J. F. Simons, B.H. This cnial enllcnian for many years has filled, with admirable tael and yood jndj mcnt, the difficult ])osition of Assistant Librarian and Super- intendent of vSchool Property. In this latter capacity he has, year after year, abstracted two dollars from each student without even a breath of ill-feeling, while in the annual drawing for rooms he has man- aged it .so that dissatisfaction was never itrovokcd. Xo biogra])hy of Mr. Simons would be comiilete without reference to our new heating plant whose graceful towers are now adorning our campus. We understand tdiat the entire scheme emanated from his fertile brain — a i)roduction of which any man might be justly ])roud. Yet in spite of all that has been .said and done, Mr. Simons has a hard position to fill and the more intelligent of the students are aware of this fact. “ ] ' on had better see Dr. Doggett” “ Though he ' leas rough he u ' as kind.